Crusoe

Name: Crusoe
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: October 17, 2008
Rating: 53
Cast: Mía Maestro, Joaquim de Almeida, Sam Neill, Tongayi Chirisa, Philip Winchester

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NBC | Release Date: October 17, 2008

Starring: Mía Maestro, Joaquim de Almeida, Sam Neill, Tongayi Chirisa, Philip Winchester, Anna Walton

Summary: Based on the classic Daniel Defoe novel, this thirteen part NBC drama promises plenty of action and adventure of the tropical type.

The story revolves around a man named Robinson Crusoe who, along with his companion Friday, who get stranded on an island for 28 years. Crusoe has only the memories of the love of his life to keep him sane.Based on the classic Daniel Defoe novel, this thirteen part NBC drama promises plenty of action and adventure of the tropical type.

The story revolves around a man named Robinson Crusoe who, along with his companion Friday, who get stranded on an island for 28 years. Crusoe has only the memories of the love of his life to keep him sane. Crusoe and Friday have to think smart when it come to surviving on the island because of all the cannibals, apocalyptic lightning storms, militas, and wild animals, any of which could kill them.

Crusoe is produced by Power Television, Muse and Moonlighting Films in association with Universal Media Studios.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S1:E12. The Return
Air Date: January 31, 2009
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S1:E11. The Traveler
Air Date: January 24, 2009
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S1:E10. The Hunting Party
Air Date: January 17, 2009

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David Hinckley

Season 1 Review: Some of the pirates tonight, perhaps inevitably, take on a little of Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow. But the acting is generally solid and the action is both stirring and, happily, easy to follow. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Season 1 Review: The two-hour pilot episode was engaging and fun in a way that NBC's other throwback dramas ("Knight Rider," "My Own Worst Enemy") have failed to be. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Season 1 Review: That NBC has bought into this concept reflects network TV's lowered expectations, but the series' two-hour premiere is a respectable effort--handsomely shot and offering old-fashioned end-of-the-week escapism, albeit with a character unable to escape his own island purgatory. Read full review

Rob Owen

Season 1 Review: The tone varies wildly from action-adventure to serious costume drama. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Season 1 Review: Defoe's ambitious bachelor is transformed into an ardent husband and father, whose memories of his previous life are so tinged with romance they include falling rose petals. I kid you not. Read full review

Barry Garron

Season 1 Review: Crusoe, based loosely on the classic adventure tale by Daniel Defoe, is an international co-production that champions swashbuckling and scenery without grasping the significance of credibility and character development. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Season 1 Review: Hokey and poorly paced with unfathomably lame flashbacks, it's like a relentlessly mediocre movie of the week that still has 11 more hours to go. Read full review

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TomThrower

Oct 26, 2020

Faithful to the original story: NOT! Good clean fun? Yeah, it’s all right. Suspension of disbelief feasibility rating: well, you’d have to be pretty naïve to think it’s got any level of realism, so let’s say 2 out of 10.
It’s about on the level of Starsky and Hutch (remember them?) broughtFaithful to the original story: NOT! Good clean fun? Yeah, it’s all right. Suspension of disbelief feasibility rating: well, you’d have to be pretty naïve to think it’s got any level of realism, so let’s say 2 out of 10.
It’s about on the level of Starsky and Hutch (remember them?) brought into the new millennium. A pair of right-on dudes, fighting the good fight and seeing off the baddies, resolutely sticking to good family values while being a little bit badass, properly aware of racial and slavery issues, nicely done period touches but highly unlikely plotting for the period. If you want blood, gore and real grittiness, forget it. If you want a light, fantasy-spinning (note lower-case f) bit of feel-good, swashbuckling, swords-and-bodices (with no bodices ripped) melodrama with comedic touches (some of which are intended), this could be for you.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

53

Series Overview
Season 1

53
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 17, 2008
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  S1:E12. The Return
  Air Date: January 31, 2009
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  S1:E11. The Traveler
  Air Date: January 24, 2009
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  S1:E10. The Hunting Party
  Air Date: January 17, 2009
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  S1:E9. Smoke and Mirrors
  Air Date: January 10, 2009
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  S1:E8. Name of the Game
  Air Date: December 20, 2008
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  S1:E7. Heroes and Villains
  Air Date: December 6, 2008
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  S1:E6. Bad Blood
  Air Date: November 21, 2008
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  S1:E5. Long Pig
  Air Date: November 14, 2008
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  S1:E4. High Water
  Air Date: November 7, 2008
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  S1:E3. The Mutineers
  Air Date: October 31, 2008
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  S1:E2. Sacrifice
  Air Date: October 24, 2008
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  S1:E1. Rum And Gunpowder
  Air Date: October 17, 2008